Former Florida State linebacker EJ Levenberry is transferring to UConn according to a report by www.insidenova.com. The report of the transfer was confirmed by a post via the UConn football official Twitter account.

Levenberry is expected to enroll at UConn in June, had 60 tackles in two seasons at FSU. He was recruited out of Hylton High School by UConn head coach Bob Diaco and defensive assistants Anthony Poindexter and Vincent Brown.

The report said Levenberry will file a waiver in an attempt to be able to play in the upcoming season but if that is denied, he will redshirt and have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

He had a career-high eight tackles in a 2013 game against North Carolina State and had two tackles in the 2013 ACC championship game. Levenberry returned an interception 78 yards for a touchdown in an 80-14 win over Idaho on Nov. 23, 2013 and also had six tackles against Syracuse as a freshman.